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1、Individualism-theCoreofAmericanCulturalValuesAbstract:IndividualismisthecoreofthesocialphilosophyandvalueinAmericanculture.ItplaysasignificantroleinthedevelopmentofAmericanhistory.WecansaythatindividualismhasbeeninfluencingallthefieldsofAmericansociety,eventhecharacterof
2、thenation.TheUnitedStatesisregardedasthecradleofthetrendofindividualism.Americanswhobelieveinindividualismholdthattheyneedtothinkforthemselves,judgeforthemselvesandmaketheirowndecisions.AndindividualismtakesupthemostimportantpositioninAmericanideology,anditissodeeplyroot
3、edinpeople’sheartthatitpermeateseveryaspectofAmericansocietyandisembodieddirectlyinAmericandailylife,education,familyandsoon.Inrecentyears,atthebackgroundofglobalization,interculturalcommunicationhasbeenmoreandmorefrequent.Whenwecomeacrossstrangepeoplefromdifferentcultur
4、es,wealwaysexperiencecultureshock,whichisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesareendowedwithdifferentvalues.Butinmyeyes,Americaisaspecialcountry.ThoughtheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrantswithsomanycitizenscomingfromaworld-widelocation,wecanseethatpeoplegetalongwitheachothe
5、rpeacefully,livetogetheranddevelop,thereasonofwhichisinseparablefromitsindividualismofuniversality.WhentalkingaboutAmerica,mostofpeoplealwaysrecollect"thefreedom"intheirbrainatonce.Actually,tosomeextent,theword"Freedom"belongstotheconceptof"Individualism".SomeAmericansev
6、enconsidertheAmericanandtheindividualismasthesamething.JustasRobertJouncesaid”WhenIsayIloveAmerica,itmeanslovingthefreedomandtheindividualism"[1]inhisbookcalled"TheDreamofRebuildingAmerica".IntheUnitedStates,peoplealwaysworshipdifferentkindsofheroes.EveryheroadmiredbyAme
7、ricanshassomerespectablequalities--bravery,courage,diligence,honestyandsoon,butallofthemhavesomethingincommon.Thatistheyareallsuccessfulindividuals.Theyrealizetheirdreamsbymainlydependingontheirownability,wisdom,courageandhardwork.Inotherwords,Americanheroeshaveoutstandi
8、ngabilities.Becausetheythemselvesaresuccessfulindividuals,theycanleadandhelpothers.ThesuccessofAmerican
